#‘Meme’ mob behind Gamestop frenzy may imperil soaring AMC

#‘Meme’ mob behind Gamestop frenzy may imperil soaring AMC

“#‘Meme’ mob behind Gamestop frenzy may imperil soaring AMC” Adam Aron says he wants to ­increase his Twitter following to include about 1,000 more professed small-investor shareholders of the company he runs, AMC Entertainment.  His goal is to better “understand this phenomenon that has changed who owns AMC.” But based on the type of AMC…

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#Robinhood loses bid to block Massachusetts regulators’ case against it

#Robinhood loses bid to block Massachusetts regulators’ case against it

“#Robinhood loses bid to block Massachusetts regulators’ case against it” A Massachusetts judge on Thursday rejected Robinhood’s bid to block state regulators from moving forward with their enforcement action alleging that the online brokerage encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Salinger said Robinhood could continue challenging in court the…

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#GameStop and AMC shorters lost 0 million

#GameStop and AMC shorters lost $930 million

“#GameStop and AMC shorters lost $930 million” Investors are estimated to have lost $930 million on their short positions in meme stocks GameStop and AMC Entertainment over the last five trading days, data from financial analytics firm Ortex showed on Tuesday. Shares in GameStop, which was at the heart of the so-called “stonks” retail trading mania…

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#’ billion’ Robinhood app tries to vault SEC hurdles

#’$40 billion’ Robinhood app tries to vault SEC hurdles

“#’$40 billion’ Robinhood app tries to vault SEC hurdles” It’s a lot of money for a stock-trading app that’s supposedly free. Robinhood is slated to launch an initial public offering before summer’s end that could value the Silicon Valley-based company at $40 billion or more, people close to the underwriting group say. That would make…

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#GameStop signs lease for massive distribution warehouse, ditches debt

#GameStop signs lease for massive distribution warehouse, ditches debt

“#GameStop signs lease for massive distribution warehouse, ditches debt” GameStop said it has signed a lease for a 700,000-square-foot distribution warehouse on Monday, even as it announced it has retired its corporate debt earlier than expected. The warehouse facility in York, Pa., which will support the Texas-based retailer’s e-commerce business, is expected to be operational…

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#Robinhood sues Massachusetts over regulatory clampdown

#Robinhood sues Massachusetts over regulatory clampdown

“#Robinhood sues Massachusetts over regulatory clampdown”  Online brokerage Robinhood on Thursday sued to invalidate Massachusetts’ recently-adopted fiduciary rule and block state regulators from proceeding with charges it encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits. Robinhood in a lawsuit filed in state court in Boston said the fiduciary standard of conduct for broker-dealers that…

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